DCP NewsFeed Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Another season of drum corps has come to an end and with it audiences saw great achievement for the Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps. From a competitive standpoint, the Blue Knights placed 8th with a final score of 90.400. This is the first time the Blue Knights have placed in the Top-8 for 4 […] View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shofmon88 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I like that BK acknowledges how fans greatly appreciated the lack of amplification. They seem very self-aware that fans love a powerful acoustic show. I expect that they'll build on this next year. Another note of interest is the DATR attendance figure of over 10,000. This is a non-regional show. If the lineup was fleshed out a bit more, DATR would rival the regionals for attendance. I would go so far to say that if it was made a true regional, it would rival finals for attendance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 3 hours ago, shofmon88 said: I like that BK acknowledges how fans greatly appreciated the lack of amplification. They seem very self-aware that fans love a powerful acoustic show. I expect that they'll build on this next year. I agree... I thought they had a nice balance with the electronics. A bit of narration, nothing too obtrusive, supporting the theme... plus those great special effects involving the snare drummer and mellophone player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibexpercussion Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 This show grew on me as the season went on. the first time I saw it I felt like a "get off my lawn" guy. Shaking my proverbial fist at the show/concept. But after several live viewings of the show, I looked forward to seeing it at Finals week. Things I loved as well about the show... 1) The drum set player was fantastic 2) The snare drum solo, and tasteful use of electronics along with it 3) The fact that I was "on the field" with them in semis (In the fact that I could see my own reflection in one of the mirrors that night. Just the "right" angle.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 21 hours ago, Fran Haring said: I agree... I thought they had a nice balance with the electronics. The two kids standing on their heads had nice balance too, although I have no worldly idea why they were doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, HockeyDad said: The two kids standing on their heads had nice balance too, although I have no worldly idea why they were doing it. I hear ya... only explanation might be "It's a Blue Knights thing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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